Combination trunk and ironing board



March 16 1926.

W. NELSON COMBINATION TRUNK AND IRQNING BOARD Filed July 22 1925l//l/l//ll//J//I//l/A///////////////// W& ZZz a 720 675072 %i %ta I MGuam&

Patented Mar. 16, 1926.

UNITED STATES WILLIAM NELsoN, or NEW YORK, N; Y.

COMBINATION TRUNK AND IRONING BOARD.

Application filed July 22,' 1925.

To al& "whom it ?wg concern:

Be it known that-I, VVILLIAM NnLsoN, a citizen of the United States,residing at New York, in the county ofNew York and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Inprovenents in a Combination Trunkand Ironing Board, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved new article of manufacturecomprising a trunk', and an ironing board,` the ironing board beingmounted in the trunk in such a way that it may be moved to and held inan operative position, or nay be folded against one side of the trun'kto dispose it in an outof-the-way position when the tru'nk is intransit.-

Briefiy, I provide a trunk made up :of a pair of hinged ly connectedhalf-sections.

on the Vertical Wall of one of thehalf sections I provide a pivotallymounted bracket, and on this bracket I rockably mount the ironing board.On a right angular wall of the, same section of the trunk I provide aretain'ng bracket with which a complemental retaining bracket on theadjacent end of the ironing board coaets for holding the ironing boardin a horizontal operative position.

These details will be more plainly understood by referring to theaecompanying drawing in which:

. Figure 1 is a perspective View of a trunk, and ironing boardconstructed in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is an enlarged cross section through the ironing board and thesupporting bracket therefor.

Figure 3 is a View showing a catch for holding the board in inoperativeposition.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the reference character ldesignates one-half section of the trunk, and 2 designates the otherhalf section. The first named section 1 is provided at its top with ahook 3 engageable with an eye or keeper l on the other section forholding the two sections apart in the ap n'oxinate angular relationshowing. The ironing board is supported in the section 2, andconsidering this section more carefully it will be seen that the bottomwall is indicated at 5, and the complemental side wall at 6. These arethe only two walls of the trunk that cooperate directly with the ironingboard, and a description of the other walls is therefore unnecessary.

Serial No. 45,336.

Mounted atvertically spaced points on the intermediate part of the wall6' are bearings-7 in 'which the downturned ends of a supporting braclret8 are ournaled for rotation. This allows the bracket to swing` at rightangles .to the wali (i, or against the wall in parallelism` as indicatedin Figure i o. The intermediate portion of the en-larged is an angularcleat ll, and fasten'ed to' the' inner end of the ironing boardis acomple mental cleat 12. These two cleats are adapted to be interlockedindicated in Figure l to hold the ironing` board in operative' position.In addi tion,` a resilientcatch 13' is fastened to the wall :6 at' any'appropriate board in an inoppoint to hold the ironing era'tive position.

With the ironing'board in the' horizontal 'operative position shown inFigure l it is obvious that by lifting up the outer end of the same, andtilting the inner end downwardly by rocking the board about the bracket8, the cleats 11 and 12 may be disengaged. Then the board can be swungout suficiently so that the cleat 12 will clear the cleat 11 whereby topermit the board to be swung down to the folded position represented inFigure 3. Then the b raeket and board may be swung inwardly against theinner face of the Wall 6 of the trunk and the catch 13 engaged with theboard to hold the same in that position.

i No doubt, a careful consideration of the drawings in connection withthe specification will enable persons skilled in the art to which theinvention relates to obtain a clear understanding of the same.Therefore, a more lengthy description is thought unnecessary. v

While the preferred embodinent .of the invention has been shown anddescribed, it is to be understood that minor changes coming within thefield of invention claimed may be resorted to if desired.

` Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is 1. In combination with a cabinet open at itsfront, a horizontal swinging bracket supported on the inner face of oneof the side walls of the -cabinet adjacent the forward edge thereot, anironng board ;fulcruned adjacent its inner end on the horizontal portionof the bracket and adapted to Swing in a vertical plane, and cooperatingmeans associated With the inner end of the board and the rear Wall ofthe cabinet for maintaining the board in a horizontal operativeposition, said bracket being adapted to Swing rearwardly and inwardlytoward the aforenentioned side Wall of the cabinet, When theaforenentioned cooperating means is disengaged to permit the ironingboard to be disposed in a'vertical inoperative position adjacent theside Wall ot' the cabinet.

2. In eonbination With a cabinet open at its front, a horizontailyswinging bracket supported on the inner face of one of the side Walls ofthe cabinet adjacent the forward edge thereof, an ironing boardfulcruned adjacent its inner end on the horizontal portion of thebracket and adapted to Swing in a Vertical plane and cooperating meansassociated With the inncr end of the board and the rear wall of thecabinet for maintaining the board in a horizontal operative position,said bracket being adapted to Swing rearwardly and inwardly toward theaforementioned side Wall of the cabinet, When the aforenentionedcooperating` means is disengaged to pernit the ironing board to bedisposed in a Vertical inoperative position adjacent the side wall ofthe cabinct, and a spring clip secu'cd on the innenface of theatorementioned side Wall of the cabinct adjaeent the rear Wall andadapted to engage the adjacent side edge of the ironing board When thelatter is disposed in a vertical inoperative position.

In conbnation With a cabinet open at its front, a horizontally swingingbracket supported on the inner face of one of the side Walls of thecabinet adjaccnt the forward free edge thereof, an ironing boardfulcrunied ad acent its inner end on the horizontal portion of thebracket and adapted to Swing thereon in a Vertical plane, a cleatSecured on the rear Wall of the cabinet, a coaoting cleat carried by theinner end of the ironing board, said cleat being r adapted forinterlockng engagement Whereby the ironing board is maintained in ahorizontal operative position, the bracket being adapted to Swinginwardly and rearwardly toward the aforenentioned side Wall of thecahinet when the cleats are dsengaged to pernit the ironing board to beswung to a vertical inoperative position adjacent the aforenentionedside wall of the eabinet, and a spring catch attached to the side wallof the eabinet and cooperating With the roning board for naintaning thesame in its inoperative position.

In testinony Whereo'fI aiiix my signature;

VVILLIAM NELSON.

